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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–8th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 x 9.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1041
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Two pieces of tapestry ornament applied to undyed linen tabby-woven ground. Design shows a branch motif in one band and indistinct floral (?) motifs in the other; ground in red wool, design in brown, green, and yellow wool and undyed linen wefts. Wools rotted out in places. Holes; stains.